Taranto's Crawfish

Taranto's always hits the spot! When you first arrive, it looks tiny and crowded from the outside. The parking lot is small and sometimes you have to be creative about where you park.That being said, they do a great job of strategically seating people to maximize the space. I've never had to wait for a table. The staff are amazing. They are on top of drink refills, checking in on customers, and making sure you have a great time. Everyone here works as a team to make sure guests are enjoying their dining experience.They have GREAT seafood. I love getting their snow crab legs. They're perfectly seasoned and always delicious. They also have excellent crawfish. The seasoning they use is fantastic and they include jalapeños in their boil if you need that extra heat! The prices are fair and the experience is always excellent.

This is a hidden gem in Woolmarket area. I always pass by this restaurant a lot. I always see people crowded here on weekends. Nice little wait if crowded. Well worth it! I began to get curious about this place. I am so happy to discover this place. It is not a big restaurant. However, it has plenty of parking spaces on the corner off the main road. I noticed a sign on the wall that a local article says that it the best poboy on the coast. I failed to take a picture of the article. I will say that it was right. Be sure to check it out posted on the wall when exploring the restaurant. We time it out to come a little bit earlier than usual to avoid the crowds. As we came in, we were welcomed to a very friendly staff. They made us feel like we are family. Makes you feel like a long distance relative visiting in a family in a while. They quickly sat us down and eagerly awaited to see what wonderful dishes to enjoy. I failed to get her name. She quickly noted that they have fresh oysters in stock and fresh boiled shrimp right now. Also the daily specialties for today. The booth next to us ordered a dozen oysters and said they are delicious! We politely declined and started out with non alcoholic beverages to start. Got a fountain water and bottled Barq's Root Beer. We told her we were craving fried shrimp. And she suggested the shrimp poboy with fries and daily special for Friday is fried shrimp basket. The shrimp basket comes with shrimp of course, fries, hush puppies, and two lighted toasted French bread. I also ordered the shrimp poboy. She asked me if I liked it dressed (mayo, lettuce and tomato). Also asked if in 6" or 12". Wasn't that hungry. So said I'll start out with the 6" and see after. Also asked for onion rings instead of fries. She was glad to accommodate me. Just be an extra fee. She quickly brought out our order. I think it helped that it wasn't too crowded at that point. The food was great. Very delicious! I can definitely see why the article said it is the best poboy on the coast. They definitely taste wonderful! Both were fresh fried and crispy. I thought they forgot the hush puppies. She they are there. And noticed it was buried under the fresh fries. She also brought out chilled cocktail sauce, tartar sauce, and ketchup.The seating is very comfortable in the booths. And the table seating looks pretty good too. I noticed another room that had a larger group going to be dining there; it looks like they linked few tables to accommodate them. I definitely recommend calling ahead if you are planning to dine there with a group. Make sure they can accommodate you guys. As we were paying. She mentioned they are planning to get some fresh crawfish and crabs in soon. Please call ahead it seems what they have to offer. All are so very friendly! We will be back! Definitely a must if you are in the area! They do accept military discount with valid I.D. If you love it so much. Want a nice little gift to wear. They have a small gift shop. Do not be scared to grab a shirt. I not sure about the WiFi here. But I did notice a few networks. They are password protected. Also I just noticed they just built a round about off I-10 recently.

We like a one of a kind place. This restaurant has been on my list since I moved to the coast but I have never been in the vicinity. Today my errand's took me right down the street!!!I've tried a lot of gumbo on the coast. This by far is a well seasoned well balanced gumbo. We had a delicious shrimp basket which was the special. The breading in the shrimp was perfect, the shrimps natural flavor was perfect. The French fries and all the sauces were great. We finished our meal with the delicious bread pudding. Truly amazing with texture and flavor. My husband said, "it's been a while since I've had a meal out that satisfied me on all levels". This included the staff, the amazing young women who take care of the tables with cooperation from one another. If you like a comfortable extremely delicious affordable place to go this is a perfect!

I went to Taranto's for the first time yesterday. I took my friend who has been there. It's small but the staff was great. We both had gumbo and catfish. They were great. The gumbo had the taste I was looking for. The catfish was fried perfect.We really enjoyed everything. We will definitely come back soon.

Go very early or you will have to wait in line. Crowded during crawfish season and weekends. Food and service is excellent.

My husband and I have eaten here multiple times throughout the years. He got the crawfish platter ( usually my go-to as well) and I tried the Dungeness crab platter for the first time. As usual the crawfish were perfect but that crab y'all was AMAZING. Services was top notch , as usual. We love this place

Go Go GO !!!! Best Roast-beef poboy! Best shrimp !!! Service is fast and fantastic ! Ambiance is diner style . Back area for large parties . Drive up parking for pickup . This is our favorite resteraunt in Gulfport . Great FOOD ! Get a root beer ! Yum !!! Full menu

Oh my!! You have to pay a visit to Taranto's if you're craving Cajun inspired seafood. A true jewel nestled out away from town. Not surprisingly, mostly local clientele delight in generous portions of shrimp/crawfish/crab and house made gumbo. Taranto's is not fine dining but rather, unpretentious great food & fast friendly service.

Just okay. There's nothing I can say that is 65 characters or more about Toronto's crawfish.

Excellent seafood and service. Prices are very good and the restaurant is certainly not pretentious! Ambiance is very down home.